vaericks's journal
Member since: Apr 10 | Last seen: Jun 13 | Years gardening: 5 | Organic gardener
Show All | Journal Entries | Questions | Milestones
Loading journals...-
12 May 2013Peony 'Rosea Plena' Transplanted and Rose and Peony garden
- 2
- 3
I swear my peonies just got buried more deeply every year. I kept sort of scooping dirt away from the crown so they would bloom, but this spring two of them were at least eight inches below soil level. I gave up and lifted them. Two of the three came up effortlessly and didn’t have any chu...Clear 2°C / 36°F -
06 May 2013Rose and Peony garden , The Grove garden , Cutting garden , South Lawn garden , and South Deck garden
- 1
- 0
Doing a reasonable job of getting through the spring clean-up chores that involve actual physical labor. Cleaned out the asparagus bed, raking out all the old ferns and straw that might harbor asparagus beetle larvae. Cleaned out the Cutting Garden and transplanted most of the perennial flowers t...Clear 17°C / 63°F -
30 Apr 2013The Grove garden
- 2
- 0
The long-established crabapple trees in the yard are starting to have tiny green leaves, as are the newly-planted raspberries and one of the elderberries. The nut trees are getting little soft fuzzy buds, as is the mystery tree that I’ve decided is probably an aronia. I know it will be a wh...Clear 18°C / 64°F -
18 Apr 2013
- 1
- 1
Guess this little hummer's on his own for a while...
Light Snow 0°C / 32°F -
14 Apr 2013
- 2
- 2
Just saw the first robins of "spring".
Overcast 2°C / 36°FThey’re sitting in a pine tree looking around at the snow like “what the (bleep) is this?” Update: they found the heated bird bath…
-
10 Apr 2013
- 0
- 1
8-12 inches of snow forecast.Overcast 3°C / 37°F -
05 Apr 2013
- 2
- 2
Seeing the first faint touches of green in the exposed lawn. A few of the perennials on the mound are greening up too – fescue, and dianthus I think.Clear 2°C / 36°F -
03 Apr 2013
- 3
- 0
I saw the first pink tips of bulbs coming up today, tulips I think.Clear 2°C / 36°F -
07 Mar 2013
- 2
- 3
My first seed order of 2013 arrived today! Yay! J.L. Hudson’s seeds got here quickly – last ordered, but first to arrive: bees’ friend, tricolor hyssop, albino beets, and white Russian kale. I also picked out what I want to winter sow, and I think I might manage to keep it manag...Clear -3°C / 27°F -
07 Mar 2013
- 2
- 2
I tried to grow Malabar spinach (Basella alba) several years ago and it was a dismal failure. I don’t think it was hot enough for it to be happy. I ended up buying a CSA share last summer and got loads of it, and I discovered I didn’t care for it much. In fact: I do not like it on Ju...Clear -14°C / 7°F
